Oil Painting Courses and Certifications

LANDSCAPE OIL PAINTING: 'DEEPQUIET STILLNESS'

Learn to create serene, misty landscapes with oil paints in this 2-3 hour online course. Guided by a self-taught professional artist, you'll master depth, composition, and detail work.

• Skillshare
• 2 hours 27 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

GETTING STARTED WITH OIL PAINTS: AN IN DEPTH GUIDE TO THE ESSENTIALS

Learn the basics of oil painting from a professional artist in less than an hour. This Skillshare course covers materials, techniques, and studio setup for all skill levels.

• Skillshare
• 27 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Paint a Portrait in the Style of Vincent van Gogh

Learn to paint a portrait in Vincent van Gogh's style with this Skillshare class. Suitable for beginners, it covers art deconstruction, canvas preparation, and color mixing.

• Skillshare
• 27 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Introduction to Oil Painting: Part 1: Still Life

Learn the basics of oil painting, including material selection, color studies, and completing your first artwork, in less than an hour.

• Skillshare
• 45 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Level 1 - Getting Started with Cold Wax Medium

Explore the basics of cold wax medium and oil paint in this introductory course. Learn about substrates, tools, mixing, application, and layering techniques in under an hour.

• Skillshare
• 29 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Oil Painting: Basics for Beginners

Begin your journey with oil painting confidently with this short course. Learn about oil paints, brushes, painting surfaces, mediums, solvents, and color mixing.

• Skillshare
• 37 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Beginner Guide to Oil Painting Part 1: Mixing Color

Dive into the world of oil painting with this beginner's course. Learn about color theory, oil paint brands, color bias, and color temperature in just 1-2 hours.

• Skillshare
• 1 hour 59 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Impressionist Landscapes - Simplifying & Massing - How to Achieve a Painterly Style

Learn to create loose, painterly landscapes with this 1-2 hour course. Master the art of simplifying and massing landscapes into abstract blocks using oil paint.

• Skillshare
• 1 hour 22 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

How to Add Energy to Your Paintings with Painting Knives

Learn to energize your paintings using knife techniques in this 1-2 hour course. Suitable for oils and acrylics, it includes full demonstrations and practical tips.

• Skillshare
• 1-2 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Oil Painting for Beginners - Poster Studies

Explore the backbone of great painting - value, through poster studies in this short course. Learn to simplify compositions, understand 'key', and create desired emotional tones.

• Skillshare
• 43 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Oil Painting Basics Everything You Need to Know to Start Oil Painting

Dive into oil painting basics with Australian artist, Shellie Cleaver. Learn about paints, brushes, palettes, painting surfaces, and mixing mediums in less than an hour.

• Skillshare
• 24 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Add WOW to Your Paintings!

Learn to enhance your paintings with unique techniques, improve depth, and make your work viewer-responsive in this 1-2 hour course. Suitable for all mediums and styles.

• Skillshare
• 1-2 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Portrait Painting Basics: Portrait Sketching in Oils

Learn the basics of portrait sketching in oils, including brush, canvas, and palette suggestions, color mixing, and brush strokes in a 2-hour course.

• Skillshare
• 2 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Contemporary Portrait Painting

Learn to create a portrait painting in oils with professional artist Kristy Gordon. This 2.5-hour course covers canvas toning, color mixing, form rendering, and feature construction.

• Skillshare
• 2 hours 26 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Oil Painting - Learn The Art Of Underpainting

Join Waltteri Reunamo's 45-minute Skillshare class to master the art of underpainting, a foundational technique used by painters of all skill levels.

• Skillshare
• 43 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available